Combined dining-table and settee.



PATENTED JULY 28, 1908.

I. J. WEINBERG. A COMBINED DINING TABLE AND SETTEE.

APPLIOATION'PILED MAR. 19. 1908.

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OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

- L`'OIBEBII\TED` DINING-TABLE ANDI SETTEE.

BIO. 894,299, Specification of .Inet-,ters Pat-ent. atented July 28, 1908.

n To all whom it may concern:

Table an Settee, of, which 'the following is a-v specification This invention relates to improvements in a combined dining table and settee, and it consists in certain peculiarities of the construction, novel arrangement, vand operation of the various arts thereof, as will be hereinl after more fu ly set -forth andspecifically claimed.

The principal` object of the invention is to provide a piece of furniture vwhich may be converted from a settee into -a dining table, or from a table 'into a settee, which shall be simple and inexpensive in construction, at-

.tra'ctivej in appearance, strong, durable and effective in operation, the parts of which shall beso constructed and arran ed that the' device, when used either as a tabA e orsettee, may be readily moved from one point to anwhen the table-top is placed in the ositi'on it occupy when forming the bac of the settee its loweri'portion'will 'bemovably su ported on the flocnthu's removing the strainfrom the links or c'i'miectionsv which unite it to the main or supporting-frame.

Other objects and advantages of the inventionwill be disclosed inthe .subjoineddescriptionand`explanation-f p 3' In order to enableotliers' skilled in the art "to which my invention pertains, to make and use the same, I will no w proceed. to describe it, referring to the accompanying drawing, in Whichf 'Fi ure 1 is a enspective view of 'av combine dining tab e 'and settee .embodying my improvements, 'showing the parts inthe positions they will occupy when adapted forfuse as a settee; Fig. lZ'is'an end view thereof,- showing the partsii'n the positions they will occupy when adapted fer use as a tablei'Fig.-

3, is a cross-sectional view, showing' the parts arranged in the Vposition illustrated in Fig.v

1 an Fig'. 4 isa detached perspective view.

of onaof the supportih -rods for the table-i top, vshowing it connecte to one of the secu- 7 in brackets therefor.;

i ike numerals of fer'ence, referto correi. spending parts throughout-the different views or 'the drawing.

The main or su porting-frame is designated, as a whole, y the reference numeral 10, and consists cfa rectangulai'and horizontally disposed frame -11 which is supp orted at each of'its corners by means of. up-

right legs 12, each of which may be provided with a caster 13' to enable the device to be shown, the upper portions of the legs 12 are I l united'by cross-pieces 15 which may have l on their upper surfaces cushioning material or upholstering 16, and .may Jrie-used as armrests aswell as supports for the ends of theframel 17 of the ta le-top 18, which. tabletop may be4 made of any suitable size, form and material, but preferably rectangular, as shown, and may be secured to the frame -17 therefor in anysuitable manner. The frame '17- is preferably provided with upholstering 19, and when in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 3 of the' drawing will form='the backrest of the settee. cross-pieces 15 ofthe mainl or supporting- .frame is'secured a bracket 20 which is pro- ;vided with an offset extension 21 to which is pivotally secured one end of a 'rod or link 22v Which'is preferably twisted, as shown, for the purpose of ornamentation, as Well as giving additional strength thereto. The-op'- posite endvof each of the connecting-rods 22 is pivotally secured to a bracket 20 mounted on each end of the frame 17 near theupper portions thereof, when Vthe parts are in the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 8 of the drawing. Secured to the upper portion of each of the rear legs 12 of the su porting-frame is a bracket 20, t'o the extension 21 of which is pivo'tally secured one endof a twistedbar or rod 23, the other endl of which is pivotally vsecured to another bracket 2O mounted on theends of the frame-17 near their lower portions, when theiarts are in the posltions lshown in Figs; 1' an 3 ofthe drawing. Each of the' brackets to which the ends of the bars -22 and 23 are secured is preferably of the same construction as shown in Fig. 4 and above-described. Secured to the table-top 41 8 ata-suitable distancefrom its loweredge, When .in the-position showp in Fig. 1, and near each Vof its lower corners, is abraclret v221, each '.-of which has'pivoted theretothe upper end ofa tabletop-supportirig-leg each of which is preferablyprcvided at f2s to fthe posltion shown in Fig. 2 f the drawv, 27- secured thereto.

lower end with a caster 13 to rest on the vfloor, when the parts are in the last-named position. Each of the legs 25 has pivotally secured theretolietweenlits ends one end of;v a curved arm 26,* the otherends of whichare pivotally connected to thfront legs A12 of the supporting-'frame' by means of brackets Extending from one of l the arms 25 to the other is a'connecting-rod 28which' may be secured "to the legs 25 at v its ends' in any suitable manner, and' is'used for the purpose of bracing said legs.

Fronithe foregoing 4and by reference to the drawingfit will be readily understood and learly. seen'-that when the'parts are in the positons'shown in Figs. 1 and 3, the frame '17' and 'table-top 18 will-constitute theback of thegsettee, and that the table-top will be supported atits lower portion byv meansl of the legs -therefor in such a manneras to relieve the connecting-rods -or bars 22 and 23 of strain, and-so that the entire device may be easily moved from one place to another.

When it is desired to convert the settee into'- a table it is only necessary to turn the top 18 ing, when the ends of the frame 17 will rest 'on' the parts 15 and 16, in which position the legs25 will be drawn in towards the rear legs 12 of the main-frame by reason of the arms 26 so as to be out of the way, yet ready forl vuse assupports for the table-top when the same is again turned to the position shown Ain 1 '1 It is apparent that as the legs 25 for the table-top are connected together by means ofthe rod 28 they will be firmly' held in their supportingpositions.

Having thus fully described my invention,

what I claimv as new, and desire to secure by pivotally secured at one of their ends to the table-top, arod connecting said legs, an arm pivotally secured lat one of its ends to each of Ithe ,front legs of the 'supporting frame and at their other ends to thetabletopfsupporting-le'gs between the ends thereof, 'and casters journaled on the lower 0rtions of the ymain-frame 4and of the. ast'v named legs.

IKE JOSEPH WEINBERG,

Witnesses' CHAsU. TILLMAn M. A. NYMAN. 

